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photobucket what happend
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MattySlimz1987
Rock Crawler
Very sad indeed. I think they got hacke* more so than them wanting us too pay. Was just trying to look at a few members build threads to get some ideas and all I'm seeing is a tach! Wtf!! I think the best bet from now forward is use your google cloud space and upload from there or use tapatalk and use its easy pic button, just a suggestion.
The Tapatalk upload would be great if it included an option to upload a smaller size... That said, having pixel size limitations on uploads is lame. You should be limiting file size not dimensions if your goal is to conserve space. A small phot can still be a huge upload. I can upload a 500mb photo that fits the pixel dimension requirements.
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wings_of_fire
Quarry Creeper
Big companies eat small companies in an unethical way. You mentioned Google cloud :ror:..... see who would benefit massively through this.
Google is facing a billion dollar fine in Europe.
If you were using Photobucket as a backup you need to reevaluate your storage. The cloud (in any form) is just someone else's hard drive.
Should be at least 3 copies of anything that you can't live without. 1 of which should be stored off site away from the original. Dont use flash or SSD for long term they can go bad just setting there, use CD/DVD/Blu Ray stored in cool, dark, dry place.
As for online sharing Imgur and Flikr are ok for now, but who knows when that will change. Amazon has storage for Prime users. Imgur is the go-to for reddit users, but even reddit is migrating to their own image uploading space.
I pay $120 a year for my own web hosting. I use it for bulk sharing for family, some forum posts. I use Imgur for most forum posting, since I can copy and paste from one forum to the next.
For archiving, I backup to Blu Ray. Have a folder for stuff I want to archive, it hits 25gb I dump it to disk (1 or 2 times a month), but I take a crap ton of photos 20gb+ in a weekend is not uncommon. so yeah. In between I have the buffer of a NAS with a 24TB RAID 5 setup. It handles nightly backup of desktops in the house, and media server duties.
I do have friends that are pro's, none would even think to look at photobucket lol
Should be at least 3 copies of anything that you can't live without. 1 of which should be stored off site away from the original. Dont use flash or SSD for long term they can go bad just setting there, use CD/DVD/Blu Ray stored in cool, dark, dry place.
As for online sharing Imgur and Flikr are ok for now, but who knows when that will change. Amazon has storage for Prime users. Imgur is the go-to for reddit users, but even reddit is migrating to their own image uploading space.
I pay $120 a year for my own web hosting. I use it for bulk sharing for family, some forum posts. I use Imgur for most forum posting, since I can copy and paste from one forum to the next.
For archiving, I backup to Blu Ray. Have a folder for stuff I want to archive, it hits 25gb I dump it to disk (1 or 2 times a month), but I take a crap ton of photos 20gb+ in a weekend is not uncommon. so yeah. In between I have the buffer of a NAS with a 24TB RAID 5 setup. It handles nightly backup of desktops in the house, and media server duties.
not a pro, more like mid to hi functioning hobbyist :mrgreen:
I do have friends that are pro's, none would even think to look at photobucket lol
calcagno45
RCC Addict
It amazes me when people talk about the cloud and honestly have no clue. It's also fun to make jokes about raining data on them. :roll: I deal with this at work all the time...
I switched on the onedrive thing, and it sucked ALL the photos out of my phone and there is a TON of crap on there now - even ones that I KNOW I deleted (to save space).
Don't get me wrong... Microsoft has given me more grief than one man should take in one lifetime -but- "thumbsup"
MattySlimz1987
Rock Crawler
I also heard Microsoft was laying off thousands of people this week to "Unify" or something such, can't remember what word they used on the radio.
Could this have something to do with it?
Could this have something to do with it?
Reorganizing the sales groups to shift focus from standalone software to cloud services. Which they don't have constant cash flow with standalone sales, cloud services means monthly income.
calcagno45
RCC Addict
Sarra
Rock Stacker
I thought i read somewhere that CD's could lose data over time, as well. Not sure if they meant near term or long term... 1 year vs 1 millennium?
I back all of my data up on floppy disks. Magnetic media is forever, right?
I back all of my data up on floppy disks. Magnetic media is forever, right?
forgot the /s on the floppy comment :ror:
Burned CDR/DVDR have shown to have a 10+ year life span. I have routinely gone back to CDs burned in 1999/2000, and DVDs from 2006 to pull data off an archive. That was made using quality media on a quality drive, and stored in a climate controlled area in a dark drawer.
Off the shelf CD/DVD/Blu-Ray are pressed like vinyl records, so those will last forever, unless scratched or distorted from heat.
MattTheGenus
Quarry Creeper
Ah crap they got me today, I (only) have 930 photos in there from 9 years.
I really don't appreciate this :evil:
I really don't appreciate this :evil:
Admins: Add image uploading to your forum/message board
No affiliation or anything. Found this site a couple weeks ago and so far I'm liking it.
No affiliation or anything. Found this site a couple weeks ago and so far I'm liking it.
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binaryterror
I wanna be Dave
It is however backed up and running in a server and RAID array to prevent downtime and loss. While the quote is funny - it's more to scare people than to give information.
Until CD/DVD readers are a thing of the past. That time has already come. Getting an internal CD/DVD drive in a laptop is about impossible on modern laptops. Next will be desktop - but wait until THIN clients return. No more powerful PCs just minor devices to display what a server/cloud/SaaS server is running. Then how will your ancient coffee mug holders do you for data access?
mikemcE
I wanna be Dave
The EU has a money making scheme. It's called fining American companies for bullshit reasons.
Well, a lot of us low BW users seemed to exempt from PhotoBucket's shenanigans, looks like they finally caught up with us. All of my PB-linked pictures now have that same message on them.
They are on a special kind of dope if they think the average user is going to cough up $400 a year.
They are on a special kind of dope if they think the average user is going to cough up $400 a year.
mikemcE
I wanna be Dave
They don't want us small potatoes... we waste space and don't buy prints. I laugh as it was a great free ride !
Hang up and Drive
Hang up and Drive
